Kneeling female shrine figure with two accompanying figures ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, probably Agbonbiofe of Efon-Alaye · ID: 3049104

Description

wood, colour pigments,

Probably a work of the carver Agbonbiofe (deceased ca.1945) of Efon-Alaye (Adesina workshop).

This magnificent figure shows a particularly beautiful head with noble facial features rising from a strikingly massive body with accentuated breasts. The male companion figure represents “eshu”.

The object Kneeling female shrine figure with two accompanying figures with the object ID 3049104 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 97 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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